UltraDisk_USB_Ezcap

USB Audio Capture User Manual

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Record your favorite music, an analog audio source to digital format onto your computer. Edit your old analogue recordings and send them to your iPod by iTunes. Listen to them anywhere and anytime.

The UltraDisk™ USB Audio Capture captures High-quality audio file directly by USB interface. It doesn’t need any drivers to be installed by the user, as the Windows Operating System will install the driver automatically.

The UltraDisk™ USB Audio Capture includes a professional audio editing software –“Audacity”. Audacity is an audio-editing software that makes editing your audio as fun as recording them. Audacity helps novice users finish MP3 music in only few steps

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Contents Specifications........................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 Connection Guide ................................................................................................................................................................................. 5 Quick Installation ................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 Hardware Installation........................................................................................................................................................................... 7 Audacity Installation & Guide............................................................................................................................................................ 8 Setting Audacity for Windows Vista or Seven OS: .................................................................................................................. 10 Frequently Asked Questions........................................................................................................................................................... 11 Quick Installation Guide for Mac X OS ........................................................................................................................................ 12 Audacity Installation & Guide......................................................................................................................................................... 12

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Specifications Item Name Model Number Interface Recording Format Input Power Supply Consumed Power Editing Software Dimension / Weight Cable Length

USB Audio Capture UltraDisk ezcap216 USB standard Wave, MP3 Audio L/R (RCA), 3.5”Stereo Audio (Male) USB Bus ≤ 1.5W Audacity 73(L)×26(W)×11(H)mm / 62g 80cm(USB), 15.8cm(Audio) One available USB port Pentium4 CPU or above 512MB RAM or above

System Requirements

1GB free HDD space CD-ROM for installation Windows 2000, XP, Vista, Seven, Mac Audio Capture device, 3.5mm Audio female to female connector, Software CD(includes application and manual)

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Connection Guide

Notice: 1, You maybe have to buy a 3.5�Stereo Audio cable (Male) if the audio cable of device is not long enough.

2, The below devices can be used as analog audio sources: Tape, MD, Phono, CD player, and any device that provides an analog audio signal

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Quick Installation Please read the installation guide.

Please install the device hardware and software following below chart if you’re very busy and want to use the device soon.

Step 1: Insert the CD-ROM to install the application software.

Step 2: Connect USB Audio Capture with analog audio source.

Step 3: Connect USB Audio Capture with computer.

Step 4: Open Audacity software to capture audio and music into your computer. Edit them with Audacity software.

Step 5: Transfer the digital audio files to your iPod iTunes.

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Hardware Installation Note: If you have any antivirus software enabled, please disable it during the installation of the software.

The operating system will install the drivers for UltraDisk™ USB Audio Capture automatically.

Please connect the UltraDisk™ USB Audio Capture to your computer. Wait for a moment until the system appears you “Your new hardware is installed and ready to use”. It means the driver has been installed.

You will now need to check that the drivers are installed correctly.

Connect the UltraDisk™ USB Audio Capture to your computer, Right Click on My Computer and Left Click on properties.

Click on Hardware tab and then Device Manager.

In the Device Manager click on the “Sound, video and game controllers” correctly you should see the “USB Audio Device”.

If it has a Yellow mark next to it then this means that the driver is not installed correctly.

You will need to remove the driver and disconnect UltraDisk™ USB Audio Capture from the computer and reconnect is to install the driver again.

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Audacity Installation & Guide Please insert the CD-ROM into your computer, and open it.

Double click “Audio editing.exe” software. And click “Next”, “I accept the agreement” and “Finish” to finish Audacity software installation.

Now, you need to set software for capturing and editing audio.

Double click “Audacity”icon on your desktop, and select your language.

When installed launch the application and select click “Edit” key on the software panel, and select “Preferences”.

Please set recording device to be “USB PnP Device”, and channels to “2(Stereo)”. And select “Software Play Through (Play new track while recording it)”.

Now, you can start to record analog audio to be in the digital MP3 format file.

Begin playing your vinyl or cassette and click red record key (see below) to start recording audio -when you want to finish, click the yellow stop key.

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For the first time you do this, you need to follow a few more steps if you want to export as MP3file. Click “File”, and select “Export As MP3”.

You need to select a file name and location now.

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If requested, you may need to locate the plug-ins file –“lame_enc.dll”–see below.

You may be asked to provide some additional information about your recording.

You can now use the file for your iPod by iTunes or other MP3 player.

Setting Audacity for Windows Vista or Seven OS: When you play this device on Vista or Win7 OS, you may need to do following setting in order to record two channel audio: Setting the " Recording device" on "Audio setting" panel

Click USB PnP Audio Device and setting:

In " Advanced" panel of pop-up properties setting, set the rate to " 2 channel, 16 bit, 48000hz" then apply, click "ok" to finish the setting.

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Frequently Asked Questions Question: How to use the ‘Effects’functions provided in the drop-down menus on Audacity software (such as noise removal or bass boost)?

Answer: you need to select the portion of your recorded music to be changed –to do this ‘click, hold and drag’ with your left mouse key the section of music from the horizontal time bar found in the Audacity window (on screen). Then simply select ‘Effect’from the top menu and choose your desired effect.

Question: How I find the recording is quite distorted and there is a lot of excess noise and interference?

Answer: 1, Select ‘Volume control’–by double clicking on little speaker icon at bottom right of screen.

2, Change the Mixer Device to “USB PnP Audio Device”then click “OK”.

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3, Check the volume level on the popup panel; Drag the level to a lower level and you will get better quality sound.

Quick Installation Guide for Mac X OS Hardware Installation The UltraDisk™ USB Audio Capture device doesn’t need any driver. Mac X OS will install the driver automatically.

Please check hardware installing correctly.

Please go to “Apple logo”\ “About this Mac”\ “More information”\ “Hardware”\”USB”. If the driver has been installed correctly, you should see the “USB PnP Audio Device”.

Audacity Installation & Guide Please insert CD-ROM into your computer, and open it.

Double click the “Audio editing.mpkg”icon and click “Continue”.

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Click “Continue”.

Input your Mac “Name”and “password”.

Click “Close”to finish the software installation.

Plug in the USB audio capture device and plug it into your computer again before you open Audacitysoftware.

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Please open “Audacity.” application software following the location: /Applications/audacity/

USB Audio Capture

Please click “Audacity”logo on the software panel, and select “Preferences”.

Please select recording device to be “USB PnP Audio Device”, and channels to be “2(Stereo)”. And select “Software Play through (Play new track while recording it)”, then click “OK”.

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Now, we start to record analogue audio to be digital MP3 format file.

Please click red record key to start recording audio that you wanted.

Please click yellow stop key when you want to finish.

Click “File”, and select “Export”.

Give some information, such as file name and location and select file format to be MP3 format, then click “Save”.

Now, you can get MP3 file through your analog audio device.

You can use the file for your iPod by iTunes.

More support and FAQ are available in the UltraDisk support area at www.ultradisk.co.uk Alternatively, please contact your vendor for direct support.

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